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Introductory Activity
  • Make a nametag on your smart phone or iPad. Click on this for the instructions. http://mkaz.com/nametag/
  • Introduce yourself by holding up your nametag for all to see. State your name and an adjective that starts with the first letter of your first name that describes your job. State your position and where you are from. Example: Hello, my name is Mary and my Marvelous position is integration tech specialist for Buhler Schools.

How do we determine what PD to provide? What do they need (or want) to learn?

Take the Professional Learning Survey: Click here
There are a variety of other methods for determining what pd to provide. Here are a few. If you have others that you use please add them to the discussion tab of this wiki.
  • Google Form (as in our example)
  • Poll Everywhere
  • Survey Monkey
  • Flisti - this is just a one question survey. Very simple. Go ahead and vote for your favorite survey tool. Once you vote look at the results. This would be great for principals to use on their blog or wiki for a quick answer (multiple choice only). "Which book should we use for our next book study?" "Which web 2.0 tool do we want to explore?" One for parents, "Which date works best for our cookout?"


What tech tool do you like to use for surveys?









How can PD/PL be provided for teachers and administrators? PLC's

  1. Vocaroo - this is a very simple web 2.0 tool that can be used to make an audio podcast or just an audio file. Leave an audio message for your staff or students on your blog or wiki.
  2. Visual Ranking Tool - this is one of Intel's higher order thinking tools.
  3. Blogs:
Mary's Blog: A Chat with Mary
Rosemary's Blog: Out of the Ordinary with Rosemary

Workshop/Course Participation
  • Moodle - a FREE course management system.
  • Skype - free calls from computer to computer. Use for chat, file sharing, and for video conferencing.
  • uStream - video conferencing with a backchannel
  • Wikis - wiki is a Hawaiian word which means quick. Wikis are a quick way to establish an online presence. There are several different sites for wikis but we prefer wikispaces. Here are some that we have created:
  1. http://teambuhler.wikispaces.com/
  2. http://christmascountdown.wikispaces.com/
  3. http://buhlerdoccam.wikispaces.com/
  4. http://buhlerkeys.wikispaces.com/
  5. http://settledown.wikispaces.com/
  6. http://buhlergoogleearth.wikispaces.com/Home
  7. http://buhlerlearns.wikispaces.com

Job-embedded PD


Self-directed Learning
  • microblogs: facebook, twitter, plurk
  • blogs
  • wikis, webpages
  • video tutorials (Atomic Learning on Kan-ed, YouTube, TeacherTube, etc.)
  • Webinars
  • Online Conferences (K-12 Online Conference)
  • Podcasts
  • Google Reader

What strategies can be used for engaging participants in learning?
  • Data Driven Dialogue
  • Coaching
  • Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites (by Marcia Tate) Obviously this book was written for teachers but it includes 20 strategies that can also be used with teachers.
  • Instructional Strategies Online
  • 10 Ways to Teach Anybody Anything (Marcia Tate, Penny Schuckman)

What have you learned today?
Wallwisher - what is one takeaway from today?


Other technologies used in this presentation:
Drama Button iTunes on the iPad
AverVision Document Camera by AverMedia
ActivExpressions from Promethean
LiveBinder
Paper Slide Videos - Dr. Lodge McKammon's ideas
Google Docs